Did You Bury Your Sardine? It’s Lent People!
Carnival, carne vale in Latin, means “farewell to meat.” We recently celebrated Carnival/Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras. We engorged ourselves on greasy meats, King cakes, paczkis and other empty carbs, perhaps even a … Continue reading
March 22, 2014 · 1 Comment
Celebrating Hellenistic Sculpture: A Victory Restored
How do you feel about restoring ancient art? There was a time when it was common museum/curatorial practice to actually restore parts of an object back onto itself. In other … Continue reading
January 29, 2014 · 2 Comments
Visiting Michelangelo’s “David”
It seems a bit cliché to have one of the earliest posts on Greco’s Ghosts written about Michelangelo’s David, but I could not resist. I’d like to think that I have … Continue reading
June 24, 2013 · 3 Comments